Fangda Partners, with its Guangdong offices, extends a comprehensive range of legal services to clients in the Greater Bay Area. Kate Yin heads the Guangzhou office, while Claudia (Shaojun) Yun, leading the Shenzhen office, specialises in intellectual property litigation and transactions. In Guangzhou, Judy Tan showcases her proficiency in banking, finance, and aviation finance leasing, handling both domestic and cross-border deals. Additionally, Huanyan Zhang offers expertise in capital markets, guiding Chinese companies through IPOs, investments, and restructuring endeavors, both domestically and internationally.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Judy Tan's legal team has outstanding professional advantages and service capabilities in the field of aviation finance. Able to complete projects efficiently.’

  • ‘Lawyers Judy Tan and Song Yang have many years of experience in aviation finance business, and their professional level and negotiation ability are very high.'

  • ‘Claudia (Shaojun) Yun's team has provided intellectual property legal services for our brands for many years. The team has rich experience in the industry, can quickly respond to our company's needs, and provide the most beneficial and trustworthy suggestions for customers.’

  • ‘Claudia (Shaojun) Yun, Yifeng She and Tian Tian all have solid legal background and have considerable experience in handling cases. They responded quickly to our company's needs and actively implemented solutions.'

Key clients

  • Bridgestone Corporation
  • Vans, Inc.
  • Apple Inc.
  • OPPO Guangdong Mobile Communication Corp., Ltd.
  • Shanghai Pepsi-Cola Beverage Co., Ltd.
  • China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited
  • CMBI International
  • CMC Capital
  • iRay Technology
  • Mindray
  • NAYUKI HOLDINGS LIMITED
  • PEAK (China) Limited Company
  • TCL Technology Group Co., Ltd.
  • HC SemiTek Corporation
  • Xunlei Limited
  • Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
  • Reed Smith LLP
  • Watson Farley & Williams LLP
  • Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Natixis
  • Crédit Agricole CIB
  • HSBC
  • Standard Chartered Bank
  • The Export-Import Bank of China
  • Bank of China
  • China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Ltd
  • ICBC Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
  • CMB Financial Leasing Co., Ltd.
  • China Eastern Airlines Corporation Limited
  • Xiamen Airlines
  • Shenzhen Airlines Co., Ltd.
  • BP
  • Warburg Pincus
  • Boyu Real Estate
  • Ping’an Real Estate
  • Morgan Stanley Real Estate Fund (MSREF)
  • Jiumaojiu
  • Oaktree Capital
  • Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Daewoo E&C Co., Ltd. and K.H.I. (U.K.) Limited
  • Furcifer
  • Vlinker
  • VOBILE GROUP (03738.HK)
  • Akeso, Inc (9926.HK)

Work highlights

  • Assisted a Central State-Owned Enterprise to indirectly participate in the Series A financing of GAC Ai'an New Energy Automobile Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Gac Groups(601238.SH | 02238.HK) through a well-known private equity fund.
  • Represented China Ping An Life Insurance Joint Stock Company Limited, in its buyout of all the equity interest in a joint venture company held by its then JV partner, Sino-Ocean Group.
  • Represented China Resources Power Holdings Company Limited (“CR power”, stock code: 0836.HK) in its transaction of acquire 100% equity of Guangdong Runneng New Energy Co., Ltd (Runneng New Energy) and further acquisition of eight wind power projects with capacity of 440.3 MW.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Kate Yin (Guangzhou), Claudia (Shaojun) Yun (Shenzhen)

Other key lawyers

Huanyan Zhang, Judy Tan, Song Yang, Yifeng She, Tian Tian